What has been found to be the sweet spot on this little canon?
MrContact Member  112 posts Joined May 2009 More info | Dec 22, 2009 09:23 | #1 What has been found to be the sweet spot on this little canon? flickr
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CosmoKid Goldmember  4,235 posts Likes: 14 Joined May 2009 Location: NJ More info | Dec 22, 2009 09:28 | #2 the garbage can! Joe- 2 bodies, L 2.8 zoom trilogy and a couple of primes
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Dec 22, 2009 09:42 | #3 Thanks a bundle. I had assumed around that but my love is de macro photog and was feeling to lazy to pull it out for testing. flickr
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divamum Member 111 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Dec 22, 2009 09:43 | #4 My copy was good at 1.8, great by 2.2, and absolutely infreakincredible at f8 - some of the sharpest pictures I"ve ever taken. 7d, 24-70L 2.8, 70-200L f4, 50 1.4, 85 1.8, 135L 2.0, 420ex&430ex, STE2 trigger
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Dec 22, 2009 09:47 | #5 If you have a properly working copy (i've owned a few now) f2.2-2.8 is the best compromise between speed and sharpness. f4+ has absolutely stunning sharpness corner to corner. So I guess it depends on how you define sweet spot. Taylor
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DoubleNegative *sniffles*  10,533 posts Likes: 11 Joined Mar 2006 Location: New York, USA More info | Dec 22, 2009 17:40 | #6 As with any lens, stopped down about two stops from wide open to about f/8. Generally lenses are best at f/5.6-8 or so. La Vida Leica!
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Dec 23, 2009 10:58 | #7 CosmoKid wrote in post #9244498  the garbage can!  kidding, of course. when I had my nifty I found it to be sweet beginning at 2.8 with decent light. LOL ! Silverfox1 POTN Feedback / TC Extender Tests / Gear List
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tkbslc Cream of the Crop 24,604 posts Likes: 45 Joined Nov 2008 Location: Utah, USA More info | Dec 23, 2009 11:58 | #8 The laughing part is that most their older primes don't even AF on the cheaper digital bodies. Taylor
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jerokaz Senior Member  897 posts Joined Sep 2007 Location: Salinas, CA More info | Dec 23, 2009 12:45 | #9 I think it's like F4 to F5.6. I've taken some sharp images with mine in the studio at those fstops. www.rmbphoto.net
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gasrocks Cream of the Crop  13,432 posts Likes: 2 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Portage, Wisconsin USA More info | Dec 23, 2009 12:47 | #10 Look at the MTF charts in the test results at Photozone.de for that lens - sharpest aperture is obvious. Nikon's 50/1.8 is way better than Canon's. But, so are most other 50/1.8's. GEAR LIST
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speedster00 Senior Member  329 posts Joined Jan 2009 Location: North Houston More info | Dec 23, 2009 12:50 | #11 divamum wrote in post #9244574 My copy was good at 1.8, great by 2.2, and absolutely infreakincredible at f8 - some of the sharpest pictures I"ve ever taken. same here XTI | 430EX | 70-200L | 17-85 USM IS | 50 1.8 MKII
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